OutSmart Cancer® Blog

A Mediterranean diet rich in healthy fats may lower risk of aggressive breast cancers in post menopausal women. Researchers in Spain have discovered that a diet rich in Olive Oil, a source of Monounsaturated Fatty...

“Chemo Brain is not “all in your mind” It’s real.  New Research confirms that the brain is permanently damaged by chemotherapy.  After breast cancer treatment women experience many side effects including ongoing  problems with attention,...

Acupuncture can prevent radiation-induced chronic dry mouth, study finds When given alongside radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, acupuncture has shown for the first time to reduce the debilitating side effect of xerostomia (dry mouth),...

Image via Wikipedia Eight Tips For Healing Damaged Nerves Nerve damage and nerve pain (neuropathy)  are common side effects of chemotherapy cancer treatment. Neuropathy is caused when chemotherapy drugs damage healthy nerves causing symptoms such...

Cancer treatment with chemotherapy results in many unwanted side effects.  Acupuncture is a powerful therapy for managing chemotherapy side effects. One of the most common chemotherapy side effects is suppression of the bone marrow which...

Cancer risk increases when the immune system is compromised by stress, loss of sleep, depression, inability to eat, poor nutrition.  When a woman is traumatized by sexual violence and sexual assault, particularly if it was...

Up to seven times as many cancer patients survive and live more years when conventional treatment is combined with and followed by long term use of Herbal Medicine and Vitamins. Beat the Odds. Lung cancer...

Want to fight colds, flu, infections and cancer? Research shows that Vitamin D Activates Your Immune System. Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol)  allows our immune natural killer cells to be able to fight off serious infections as...

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Parabens are cancer causing chemical preservatives found in almost ALL cosmetics and body care products and many drugs.  A comprehensive study of women with breast cancer published in the January 2012 issue of the Journal...

A new patient, after her first visit. The visit was a gift from a friend who decided not to send flowers, but to give her the opportunity to open and flower herself in the midst...

Inflammation is common to cancer and contributes to one of the most common complaints of cancer patients and cancer survivors, Cancer Fatigue, a distressing and persistent sense of physical and emotional tiredness as well as reduced mental...